SawBlade Skinripper and Mobilize
Both the Mobilize trigger and Sawblade trigger at the beginning of my end step. I should be able to always order the triggers whenever those things trigger however it only works if i am able to sacrifice something before end step with another method.
IE the sacrifice effect of mobilize doesn't trigger SawBlade Skinripper by itself.
DN3M#54068
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Rezzahan#77802
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Due to Skinripper's intervening-if clause, the trigger only goes off if the condition is already fulfilled when the end step begins. Mobilize tokens getting sacrificed in the end step is too late to fulfil the condition. An intervening-if condition is essentially an extension of the trigger condition. And the whole trigger condition has to be true to trigger the ability.
603.4. A triggered ability may read “When/Whenever/At [trigger event], if [condition], [effect].” When
the trigger event occurs, the ability checks whether the stated condition is true. The ability triggers
only if it is; otherwise it does nothing. If the ability triggers, it checks the stated condition again as it
resolves. If the condition isn’t true at that time, the ability is removed from the stack and does
nothing. Note that this mirrors the check for legal targets. This rule is referred to as the “intervening
‘if’ clause” rule. (The word “if” has only its normal English meaning anywhere else in the text of a
card; this rule only applies to an “if” that immediately follows a trigger condition.)